The
SchaulagerSchaulager is a museum in Newmünchenstein, a sub-district of
MünchensteinMünchenstein in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.
Built in 2002/2003 under commission of the Laurenz Foundation, it was
designed by the renowned architectural office of Herzog & de
Meuron, the
SchaulagerSchaulager opened in 2003. The
SchaulagerSchaulager was conceived as
an open warehouse that provides the optimal spatial and climatic
conditions for the preservation of works of art.
The institution functions as a mix between public museum, art storage
facility and art research institute. It is primarily directed at a
specialist audience but is also open to the general public for special
events and the annual exhibitions.
The special annual exhibitions to date are:

The collection from the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation forms the main
core of the
SchaulagerSchaulager exhibits. This collection was founded in 1933
by Maja Hoffmann-Stehlin (* 7. August 1896; † 8. August 1989), later
known as Maja Sacher, wife of
Paul Sacher (* 28 April 1906 – † 26
May 1999).
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